Hotel, dining, and library chair.



W. F. WORDY.

HOTEL, DINING, AND LIBRARY CHAIR.

APPLICATION man APR. I5. :914.

l@A a WILLIAM r. WORDY, or GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

HOTEL, DINING, AND LIBRARY CHAIR.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented Det. 17, 1916.

Application filed April 15,1914. Serial No. 833,809.

To all lwhom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. WoRDY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent` and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hotel, Dining, and Libraryl Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hotel and library chairs, and its objects are: First, to provide a means for storing writing material in the arm of the chair.

Second, to provide ka means whereby said writing material may be readily raised lout of the chair arm `and placed in position for ready access. Third, to so arrange the receptacle for the writing material that it may be readily converted into a writing desk on the arm of the chair. Fourth, to provide a means for raising and lowering the receptacle or writing desk up to position for use as a writing desk, or lowering it down into the arm of the chair without having to use the hands for the purpose. I attain these objects by the mechanism and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the writing case attachment with the side of the receptacle removed to show the position of the paper receptacle when stored therein. Fig. 2 is the same with the paper receptacle converted into a writing desk. Fig. 3 is a sectional edge view of the case shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the paper receptacle and its direct attachments. Fig. 5 is a plan of the turn table and its attachments. Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the same with the table supports removed. Fig. 7 is a side elevation ,of the same showing the connected .ends of the table supports in place. Fig. 8 is an elevation of a quick acting device for raising and lowering the table or paper receptacle, and, Fig. 9 shows the manner of locking the Vquick acting device to support the writing desk or table in elevated position while adjusting it in position to form a writing desk upon thel arm .of the chair.

Similar letters and numerals refer to similar parts throughout the severalv views of the drawing. Y

This device is designed to be used in 1a broad armed chair and consists of a receptacle, 1, that is framed into the side of the chair directly below the arm 4, as plainly indicated in Figs. l, 2 and 3, the top of the receptacle 1, I place A.the table by the stop to stop the writingl table or paper receptacle chair arm being kcut away sufficiently to receive the upper, or outer end, 5, of the paper receptacle or table so that when the receptacle 2 is stored in the arm its upper end will form a part of the surface of 'the chair arm To connect the paper receptacle 2 so it may be readily raised and lowered in the a T grooved slide or bearing 9 in position on the side vof the receptacle 1 and fit into the grooves of this slide, a sliding plate 13 on which is formed. a turn table 10, 11. The part 11 of the turn table is cut away from f to f, as in Figs. 5 and 6, to make room for the easy turning of pin e, which is designed y 2 at the desired points, both for properly guiding it into the receptacle 1, and for position to properly form a writing table, as shown in 2.' A standard C projects upward from the portion 11 of the turn table and is Vadapted to pivotally receive the ends ml m of the table supporting arms Gand 7. I prefer that this standard be made of practically the form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, so the supporting arms G and 7 may be pivotally secured thereto as at G, and I form slots or inortises g through the. standard at proper places to allow the ends m m of the arms 6 and 7 to pass through them when arms are extended, as in Figs. 2, 5 and 7 so said Aarms will be held firmly in place when supporting the writing desk or table 2, and its load when in use as a writing desk.

InY order to properly connect the writing table or paper 'receptacle 2 to the standards C and the arms 6, 7, the pivot studs w are made permanently in the positions indicated in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, and the pivot studs b are mounted o n a plate 17, see Fig. 4, to slide freely in the slotted bearing A. By this means the pivot points a and b may both be thrown to one side of, or above the pivot point c and Vpermit of the paper receptacle or writingdesk being held in ,vertical position, as in Fig. 3, so 1t may be easily lowered downinto the receptacle 1 in the arm of the chair, ,or said arms may be so adjusted as to permit of throwing the writing table in horizontal position, `as in Fig. 2, when the pivot pointl c will be between the points a and b. Spring wires 8 8 are secured to the back of the paper receptacle 2, as at a in Fig. 3, that are intended to press against the side of the receptacle 1 to hold the paper receptacle 2 in proper position against the other side of the receptacle 1 when being raised and lowered in said receptacle.V

2 represents a door that is hinged to the part 8 of the paper receptacle 2, as at CZ, so Vit may be readily opened and closed for the purpose of placing paper in, or taking it from the receptacle 2.

lc represents a receptacle for a pen or pencil, and Z represents an ink well, the upper or open part of which is shown in Fig. 1 and the back portion or well proper being shown in Fig.- 4.

12 represents a latch that is designed to be forced under the plate 13 as this plate is raised tothe proper position to hold the paper receptacle in position to form a writing desk, as in Fig. 2, and 18 is a lever for manipulating said latch, as indicated by the dotted lines in said Fig. 2. In F igs. 8 and 9`I have shown a cross link extension device 14, its actuating lever' 15, and a locking device 1G. The extension links are pivotally secured to the side of the receptacle l, as at It, and to the lever 15, as at z', and the lever l5 is pivotally secured to the side of the receptacle, as at y', so that if the operator steps upon the lever at 15 and presses it down to the position of the dotted lines in Fig. 8 the cross link construction will be carried, relatively, to the positions indicated by its dotted lines in said ligure, and the turn table, l0, 11, will be forced upward, as indicated, which, when the paper receptacle or writing desk 2 is connected with said turn table as hereinbefore described, it will be moved therewith to the desired position, and the lever will be locked in place by engaging the ratchet plate 16, as indicated in Fig. 9.

These chairs are especially useful in lunch rooms where the lunches are eaten from the arms of chairs instead of using tables to eat from, as this table may be made wide enough to hold several dishes without danger of pushing them off, as with the ordinary wide armed dining chairs used in this class of lunch rooms, and when through eating the adjustable table may be readily returned to its receptacle and leave the chair arm in normal condition, thus greatly extending the capacity of these lunch rooms without cumbei-some and inconvenient additional appliances.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In combination with the arm of a chair, a receptacle connected with, and depending from the arm of a chair to the floor, a grooved T slide secured to the inner surface of one side of the receptacle, a turn table slidingly mounted in said slide, a standard extending upward from said turn table, arms pivotally connected with said standard, a writing table pivotally mounted on said arms and arranged to be readily made to assume a vertical, or a horizontal position as desired.

2. In combination with the arm of a chair, a receptacle depending downward from said arm, a T formed slide secured to the inner surfaceof one side of the receptacle, a turn table slidingly mounted in said guide, a latch vfor locking said turn table in place when elevated, a writing table mounted on, said turntable in such a manner as to be readily adjusted to vertical or horizontal positions A when elevated.

3. In combination with a chair arm, a receptacle attached to, and depending downward from said arm, a slide attached to the inner side oft-he receptacle and having a T shaped groove in it, a turn table mounted in said slide rto slide longitudinal thereof, a standard extending upward from said table and having slots through it, arms pivotally supported on said4 standard in position so the ends may be made to pass into the slots when the arms are thrown in horizontal position, a writingtable having permanent pivotal points to connect with one pair of the arms, and a slidable pivotal point to connect with the other of said arms, said writing table provided with receptacles for pens, paper and ink, and a latch for holding said table and turn table in elevated position.

l 4. In combination with ay chair arm, a receptacle depending from said arm to the bottom of the chair, a T grooved slide secured to the inner surface of one side of said receptacle, a turn table slidingly mounted on said slide, said turn table having a standard and arranged to be readily raised and lowered` a writing-table mounted on said standard and arranged to be readily raised and lowered or moved horizontally thereon, and a cross'link extension device and lever for readily raising and lowering the writing table by raising and lowering the end of the lever, substantially as shown and described.

Signed at Grand Rapids Michigan March 27 1914. y lVILLIAlVI F. VVORDY.

In presence of- I. J. CILLEY, y' J. A.` Cnnriss. p

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' Washington, D. C. 

